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There's no locale too exotic or destination too far for Illinois' delegation to visit in service of its constituents
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| News Date | Sunday, May 8, 2005 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) took seven paid trips since 2000, most for conferences like an Aspen Institute-funded trip to Grand Cayman Island in April 2000.
The international non-profit think tank also paid expenses for the senator and his daughter Jennifer--about $8,400--to travel to Rome in late spring 2003 for a "conference on the global environment." In 2001, the institute paid for a trip to Florence, Italy, for Durbin and his wife, Loretta--about $8,600--for a conference on "national security and the global environment."
Barely two weeks before Election Day last November, Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.) embarked on a trip to Paris.
It was sponsored by the Jean Jaures Foundation, whose mission states that it provides assistance to democratic groups around the world. The group paid $4,823 for transportation fees and lodging for Emanuel and his wife, Amy Rule. They listed no expenses for meals but hired a translator for $1,190.
"I don't speak French!" Emanuel explained in an interview Friday, adding he paid for half the trip with his own money.
Since Emanuel was first elected in 2002, he has disclosed seven trips that were paid for by an outside party. In August 2004, HBO paid $2,194 to fly Emanuel from Chicago to Los Angeles for an appearance on "Real Time With Bill Maher," a late-night political show. Earlier that year, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade paid $2,707 to fly Emanuel to Boca Raton, Fla., to speak at a conference.
Last week, Emanuel introduced legislation to require stricter disclosure on travel and lobbying. As the head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Emanuel travels frequently to recruit candidates and deliver speeches at political party functions across the country. He said he rejects most offers to travel with other groups. |
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